Red Roses

Guilt has no imagination.

    It arrives in the form of red roses.

       I have come to hate red roses.


  Guilt has no imagination.

    It cries the same tears

      and promises the same promises.


   Guilt has no imagination.

    It's remorse is short lived, 

       Forgotten within minutes of apology.

   
   Guilt has no imagination.

      You buy me flowers,

        then you cry, then you lie.


   Guilt has no imagination.

      It arrives in the form of red roses.

        I have come to hate red roses.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 8/15/2012 5:33:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved placement in P. D.'s "Rose Poems" contest Francine.
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Date: 8/14/2012 3:26:00 PM
Reading this poem reminds me of the Pavlovian conditioning the newborns experienced in Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World". Red roses were associated with loud noises from explosions. That's how the children learned to hate roses. Good poem as always, Francine.
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Date: 8/13/2012 4:23:00 AM
Congratulations Francine xx
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Date: 8/13/2012 2:15:00 AM
Francine congrats on your win..David
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Date: 8/13/2012 1:29:00 AM
Francine, I love nothing more than roses & unicorns... congratulations and thanks once again for full filling my rose passion... xox~ :-) PD
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Date: 6/2/2012 2:17:00 PM
I understand what you say here very well and you have said it very well. What once was ment to say I'm sorry is now nothing more than an attempt to keep the peace until the next time. TLee
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Date: 5/29/2012 2:19:00 PM
The first three lines are fabulous - like the rest too. Congrats on the selection. daver
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Date: 7/14/2011 12:57:00 PM
Congratulations Francine on your wonderful poem taking third place. I enjoyed the read~ Caryl
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Date: 6/29/2011 5:53:00 AM
Congratulations Francine on your win in the "Any First Year Poem on PS" contest sponsored by Brian Strand. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/29/2011 12:10:00 AM
Ah them red roses huh, found the contest outcome hey. all good verse here babe , love, Don
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Date: 6/28/2011 5:38:00 PM
congrats with this fine win my friend cory
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Date: 6/28/2011 2:56:00 PM
Congrats Francine on your wonderful win in Brian's contest .. excellent words .. enjoy luv..
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Date: 7/13/2010 10:40:00 AM
i liked it.if i was a hitman i might leave leave red roses on the bodies of the victims i wacked,symbolizing that every road has a turn and every rose has a thorn.
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Date: 4/1/2010 4:15:00 PM
Francine, i love poems with roses in them > either way they are written. Coloured roses or dark roses, if one has imagination > roses are kool. I have written quite a few, if you get a chance, i think you just may like them >> James
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Date: 3/31/2010 6:11:00 AM
Good morning Francine, I enjoyed reading your poetry this morning. Please continue with your writing endeavors. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/30/2010 11:18:00 PM
Next time I will bring Carnations........smile! Good write!
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